FREE TRAINING FOR HIGH PAYING CAREERS
(Salary range: $54,000 - $120,000 Annually)
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP GREEN CONSTRUCTION TRAINING
Cypress Mandela Training Center offers a FREE 16-week pre-apprenticeship program for Bay Area men and women ages 18 and older. This program is both hands-on and in the classroom. Students will be prepared for skilled trades jobs that are relevant to today’s construction industry.
Significant elements of the curriculum include both classroom and hands-on instruction in:
Environmental training (EPA Funded)
Introduction to cement work
Introduction to framing, form and foundation work
Introduction to structural steel and ironwork
Job safety
Orientation to the construction industry and the apprentice structure
Tool and material identification
Site surveying
Blueprint reading
Electrical fundamentals
Plumbing fundamentals
Introduction to operating engineers
Fundamentals of Solar / Demand Side Energy Integration / Electrification
Whether you are embarking on a new career or are interested in a job change, Cypress Mandela’s FREE pre-apprenticeship program offers an opportunity to join a Building Trade Union of your choice, and more.
COMMITMENT
16-WEEK SESSION
Monday through Friday
7:00am to 3:30pm
Students may earn up to 7 college credits from UC Berkeley, UC Davis or Laney College. The program provides training, skills assessment and testing, as well as job placement. Instruction is led by experts from all over California that guest teach alongside our in-house staff members.
Our program support the following life skills:
Time Management
Financial Literacy
Wealth Development
Entrepreneurship
Budgeting
Nutrition
Chemical Dependency Education
Sexual Harassment
Job Survival Skills
Mentoring
Team Building
Relationships
Stress & Anger Management
Professionalism
Dress Attire
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
EPA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
8-Week Certification Program
UC BERKELEY LABOR OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH & SAFETY PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
ADVANCED TRAINING
8-Week PG&E PowerPathway (Trade Marked) Program
Entry to Gas Operations (Gas Utility Worker School)
Entry to Electric Operation (Pole and Tower Climbing)
BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT (BART)
Pathway Training Program
Track Worker and Structure Worker